Comment by mimic on 20/01/2025 at 22:18 UTC

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View submission: On what women want

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"ample" lmao. pleeeease. There is no evidence that the rate of false testimony is any higher than for any other crime, i.e. a couple of percent at most. But by all means continue to ignore the vast majority of women who are assaulted and go on to see zero justice.

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Comment by jb_in_jpn at 21/01/2025 at 03:12 UTC

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Being accused of rape is - rightly so if guilty - a great deal more socially damaging than other crimes (e.g. even tax evasion).

Is it that wild a take that suggesting someone should first be proved guilty, beyond reasonable doubt, before they're strung through the mud?

e: Some context for you:

According to Hines and Douglas (2017), 73% of men who've experienced partner-initiated violence reported that their partner threatened to make false accusations. This is compared to 3% for men in the general population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_accusation_of_rape